Queen Victoria and haemophilia
When the future Queen Victoria was born in 1819, no one knew that she was the carrier of a blood disease that would go down […]
Queen Victoria
From Queen Victoria to the Princess Royal – 17 July 1859
From Queen Victoria to the Princess Royal – Osborne, 17 July 1859 My first impression on hearing this dreadful news is to write to you! […]
The Year of Queen Victoria – A double wedding at Kew
On 11 July 1818 at 4 o’clock in the afternoon, a double wedding took place in the drawing room at Kew Palace. The happy couples […]
The Young Victoria by Deirdre Murphy Book Review
Kensington Palace is celebrating the birth of Queen Victoria within their walls 200 years ago with two exhibitions – Victoria: Woman and Crown and Victoria: A […]
From Queen Victoria to the German Empress – 7 July 1888
From Queen Victoria to the German Empress – Windsor Castle, 7 July 1888 How well I know that feeling when the months change and the […]
The Year of Queen Victoria – The Lady Flora Hastings Scandal
The year 1839 caused scandal for Queen Victoria after the death of Lady Flora Hastings – a lady-in-waiting to Victoria’s mother, the Duchess of Kent. […]
